Bill Rulon-Miller
@reptiledude.bsky.social
Checking out BlueSky because family is here and Twitter is no more. He/him. My degree is in history and my passion is in wildlife biology, conservation, and especially Herpetology. If you DM me and I don’t know you I may not answer so don’t get angry.
Happy Solstice from this butthead
December 22, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Happy Solstice from this butthead
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December 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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This week, Professor James Hansen and colleagues published projections that the global temperature record could reach +1.7°C by 2027.
And if that number lands in your gut the way it landed in mine, good. It should.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/two-yea...
And if that number lands in your gut the way it landed in mine, good. It should.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/two-yea...
Two Years to 1.7°C: the “Prediction Game” We Can’t Afford to Lose
Australia’s sweltering through another early-summer heatwave, and I’m trying to decide whether to write about the weather outside my window - or the bigger climate system we’re reengineering on this p...
www.lyrebirddreaming.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
This week, Professor James Hansen and colleagues published projections that the global temperature record could reach +1.7°C by 2027.
And if that number lands in your gut the way it landed in mine, good. It should.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/two-yea...
And if that number lands in your gut the way it landed in mine, good. It should.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/two-yea...
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You're telling me that Jake Paul and Andrew Tate both got their faces smashed in this weekend?
Christmas has arrived early! 😂
Christmas has arrived early! 😂
December 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM
You're telling me that Jake Paul and Andrew Tate both got their faces smashed in this weekend?
Christmas has arrived early! 😂
Christmas has arrived early! 😂
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Lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle have turned on Attorney General Pam Bondi and have reportedly begun drafting articles of impeachment following the heavily opaque release of the Epstein files.
Bondi faces calls to be jailed as bipartisan impeachment articles are drafted
Several lawmakers accused Bondi of flouting the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which mandated the government to provide full disclosure of the Justice Department's findings related to the disgraced f...
www.themirror.com
December 20, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle have turned on Attorney General Pam Bondi and have reportedly begun drafting articles of impeachment following the heavily opaque release of the Epstein files.
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The newest episode of the pod dives into how scientists are learning to decode the calls of the endangered Hawaiian monk seals
Inside the Secret Soundscape of Hawaii’s Rarest Seal
Researchers uncover 20 new underwater calls from Hawaii’s endangered monk seals.
www.scientificamerican.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The newest episode of the pod dives into how scientists are learning to decode the calls of the endangered Hawaiian monk seals
“The Great White Hype”, 1996
December 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
“The Great White Hype”, 1996
So my confession that many of you already know: I admin several wildlife ID pages on a certain Meta platform. AI imagery is getting worse and it has become the bane of my existence there in many ways.
AI slop has made it to the deep sea.
That’s not a blobfish: Deep Sea Social Media is Flooded by AI Slop
www.southernfriedscience.com/thats-not-a-...
That’s not a blobfish: Deep Sea Social Media is Flooded by AI Slop
www.southernfriedscience.com/thats-not-a-...
That’s not a blobfish: Deep Sea Social Media is Flooded by AI Slop
Well, it finally happened. Over the last two week, my usually well-curated feeds of videos from the deep sea have been overrun with AI slop masquerading as authentic images of strange and delightfu…
www.southernfriedscience.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:40 AM
So my confession that many of you already know: I admin several wildlife ID pages on a certain Meta platform. AI imagery is getting worse and it has become the bane of my existence there in many ways.
For this week’s #FossilFriday you get Dimetrodon, a Permian Sphenacodontoid Synapsid (a type of Mammal-like Reptile) that was arguably the top predator of its era.
Photo taken at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Photo taken at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
December 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
For this week’s #FossilFriday you get Dimetrodon, a Permian Sphenacodontoid Synapsid (a type of Mammal-like Reptile) that was arguably the top predator of its era.
Photo taken at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Photo taken at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
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the title of this frog photograph goes unexpectedly hard
even the frogs are experiencing sectarian warfare right now I guess
December 19, 2025 at 2:34 AM
the title of this frog photograph goes unexpectedly hard
More pre-winter/early winter imagery
December 19, 2025 at 2:59 AM
More pre-winter/early winter imagery
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Indonesia’s first attempt to translocate a Javan rhino ended when Musofa died days after relocation, with officials citing long-standing health issues.
Conservationists say the setback shouldn’t halt efforts to save the critically endangered species.
Conservationists say the setback shouldn’t halt efforts to save the critically endangered species.
Indonesia’s 1st Javan rhino translocation ends in death, in conservation setback
Conservation officials have announced the death the first Javan rhino ever translocated as part of Indonesia’s conservation program, marking a setback for efforts to protect the critically endangered…
news.mongabay.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Indonesia’s first attempt to translocate a Javan rhino ended when Musofa died days after relocation, with officials citing long-standing health issues.
Conservationists say the setback shouldn’t halt efforts to save the critically endangered species.
Conservationists say the setback shouldn’t halt efforts to save the critically endangered species.
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‘Magical’ galaxy frogs disappear after reports of photographers destroying their habitats www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#ExtinctionIsForever
#ExtinctionIsForever
‘Magical’ galaxy frogs disappear after reports of photographers destroying their habitats
Researcher in Kerala rainforest sounds alarm after being told frogs had died after being handled by humans
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
‘Magical’ galaxy frogs disappear after reports of photographers destroying their habitats www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#ExtinctionIsForever
#ExtinctionIsForever
Also Happy Wednesday!
December 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Also Happy Wednesday!
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Y'all this one was fun. I love when the subject is actually more radical than I expected, not less.
New Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff ⚔️
Margaret talks to Katy Stoll about the leaderless society that almost overthrew Rome.
@margaret.bsky.social @katystoll.bsky.social @whysophiewhy.bsky.social
www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...
Margaret talks to Katy Stoll about the leaderless society that almost overthrew Rome.
@margaret.bsky.social @katystoll.bsky.social @whysophiewhy.bsky.social
www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...
December 15, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Y'all this one was fun. I love when the subject is actually more radical than I expected, not less.
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A lot of people are about to find out about Waterfox
December 17, 2025 at 12:06 AM
A lot of people are about to find out about Waterfox
The fuck is this?
This is so hideous
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
December 16, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The fuck is this?
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Pauline Copes Johnson, a descendant of Harriet Tubman, has died at 98.
She spent a lifetime guarding that legacy from the small city where Tubman spent her final years
www.kolumnmagazine.com/2025/12/11/t...
She spent a lifetime guarding that legacy from the small city where Tubman spent her final years
www.kolumnmagazine.com/2025/12/11/t...
December 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Pauline Copes Johnson, a descendant of Harriet Tubman, has died at 98.
She spent a lifetime guarding that legacy from the small city where Tubman spent her final years
www.kolumnmagazine.com/2025/12/11/t...
She spent a lifetime guarding that legacy from the small city where Tubman spent her final years
www.kolumnmagazine.com/2025/12/11/t...
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Does the Overton Window allow for defenestration?
December 16, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Does the Overton Window allow for defenestration?
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“If everyone would just come to America and be a white Christian nationalist who worshipped Nazis then there would be no antisemitism“ is a take just stupid enough for JD Vance to actually believe it.
December 16, 2025 at 12:29 AM
“If everyone would just come to America and be a white Christian nationalist who worshipped Nazis then there would be no antisemitism“ is a take just stupid enough for JD Vance to actually believe it.
More snow footage
December 15, 2025 at 7:46 PM
More snow footage